Radiator-shield-operating mechanism



NQV. 23 ,1926. I 1,607,746

C. B. PARSONS RADIATOR SHIELD OPERATING MECHANISM Filed April 20 1925 Q2 Sheets-Sheet l I N V EN TOR. (feel. PAEGO/KS A TTORNEYfi Nov. 23 1926. 1,607,746

C. B. PARSONS RADIATOR SHIELD OPERATING MECHANISM Filed April 20; 1925 2 sheets-sheet 2' a A? i;

A TTORNEYfi Patented Nov. 23, 1926.

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CARL 13. PARSONS. OF DETBQIT, MXCHIGAN, ASSIG-NGR TO MOTQR PRODUCTS CQRPORA- TION, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAH, A COREGRATEON OF I-TEJV YORK.

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Application rues April 2'0. 1925. I Serial No. 24/242.

3 thereon.

My construction is an improvement upon the invention set forth inv U. application, Serial No. 673,337, filed November 7, 1923, and. relates particularly to improved op erating mechanism to swing the protective shield to an open position and to retain the same at the position to which it has been moved and to an improved mounting for the swingable portion of the shield.

Further objects and advantages of my invention will more fully appear from the following specification accompanying drawings and appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a broken away elevation, partly in section, of an automobile body showing the radiator and dash and contiguous portions of the vehicle.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of my improved cover.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2 showing the cover in the closedposition.

Fig. et is a sectional view taken on the same line as Fig. 3 showing the cover in the open position.

My invention is adapted for application to any type of motor vehicle and in the drawings the radiator is indicated 10 and the dash as 11.

My cover or protective front is secured over the radiator core, as shown in Fig. 1. It comprises a frame 12, which is provided with suitable apertures 14, through which bolts 16 extend to secure the cover to the radiator. This frame member is provided with a face plate 18, hinged by means of links 20 at the bottom to the frame, and hinged by means of a swinging plate 22 to the top of the frame, so that when it lies flat against the frame it closes the opening therethrough and covers the radiator. The face plate is adapted to be moved forwardly to a position of substantial parallelism with the frame, as shown in Figures 1 and 4. The

face plate is provided with a series of vertical openings which register with a series of vertical strips of the frame so that when the face plate is moved to the open position there is no direct entrance for air to the radiator but its flow through the cover to the radiator is indirect. This construction, except for the swinging links 20, is shown in the application hereinabove referred to. V

I provide a tubular guide or channel mem-* ber 24 which is secured to the underside of the swinging plate 22 and extends at substantially right angles to the hinged connection between such swinging plate and the frame 12. This guide is of tubular construction and provided with a slot 26 extending for a portion of its length.

I provide a push rod 28, which extends through the dash 11, to be disposed for operation by the driver of the vehicle, and is jointed at 32, and has a forwardly extending distortable section 34:, which extends through the radiator and through a fixed bearing 36 carried by the frame 12 of my cover. This bearing is supported by a brace 38 ,secured at each end by bolts 40, as shown inFi'gs.v 2, 3, and 4t, in one corner of the frame 12. Th

portion 34 of the push rod is provided at its.

forward. end with a ball 42, which is disposed within the guide member 24, the push rod extending through the channel 26 of tl'ie guide.

When it is desired to open the cover, the push rod is moved forwardly by the operator and bears againri't'the hinged section 22 and swings the face plate of the cover forwardly and upwardly to the open position shown in Figures 1 and 4t. The ball 42 of the push rod travels through the guide member in this swinging movement of the cover and the end section 34 of the push rod is slightly distorted and wedged between the guide member 24 and the bearing 36, as shown in Figure 4, so that the face plate is held in an open position under a certain amount of tension which serves to retain it in such open position against accidental. displacement and prevents rattle. In order that the face plate may be positively locked at any position to which it is moved, I provide at the dash a lock plate 4A, having an aperture through which the push rod extends and the push rod is provided on its lower edge with a series of spaced apart recesses 46, adapted to engage the edge of the plate 44.

A spring 48 is provided to hold the push rod against the edge of the plate 44,- to re tain the push rod at its position of adjustment.

hat I claim. is:

1. In an automobile having a radiator, a cover hinged to the radiator to be swung for wardly thereof to uncover the same, said 'cover provided with a channel guide, a push rod having a bearing in said channel and extending rcarwardly thereof to be operated by the driver of the vehicle to open the cover, said push rod adapted to travel through said channel as the cover is swung forwardly, a Nearing through which said push rod extends disposed in proximity to the cover; said push rod between said cover and bearing distortable as the push rod is moved forwardly to open the cover, so as to be wedged between the bearing and the guide of the cover to retain the cover in the open posi tion.

2. In an automobile having a radiator, a cover for the radiator, comprising a frame secured to the radiator and a face plate hinged to the frame at the bottom by a pair of swinging. links and at the top by a hinged plate so as to be swung forwardly and upwardly into substantial parallelism with the frame to uncover the radiator, said hinged plate provided with a channel guide, a push rod having one end mounted in said channel guide and extending rearwardly thereof for operation by the driver of the vehicle, said push rod adapted to be actuated to swing said face plate forwardly and adapted to travel through the channel guide during the swinging movement of said face plate.

3. In an automobile radiator provided with a cover hinged thereto to be swung forwardly thereof to uncover the same, operating mechanism to actuate the cover comprising a guide channel carried by the cover, a bearing in line with said guide channel, a push rod extending through said bearing having an end portion disposed within said guide channel to travel therethrough upon endwise movement of the push rod to swing the cover forwardly away from the radiator.

4:. In an automobile radiator having a cover hinged thereto to be swung forwardly thereof, operating mechanism to actuate the cover comprising a guide channel carried by the cover, a fixed bearing in line with said guide channel, a push rod extending through said bearing having an end portion disposed 'ithin said guide channel. to travel therethrough upon endwise movement of the push rod to swing the cover forwardly away from the radiator, said push rod being flexible to permit distortion thereof between the bearand the guide channel mounted on the cover.

In an automobile radiator provided with a cover hinged. thereto to be swung forwardly th reof, operating mechanism comprising a guide channel formed on the cover, a fixed bearing in line with said guide channel, a push rod extending through said bearing having an enlarged end portion disposed within said guide channel to travel therethrough upon endwise movement of the push rod to swing the cover forwardly away from t 1e radiator.

6. An automobile radiator cover comprising a frame secured to the radiator and a face plate hinged to the frame at the top by a swingin section and hinged to the frame at the bottom to permit the plate to be swung forwardly away from the frame, a guide channel mounted upon said swinging section, a bearing carried by the frame disposed in line with said guide channel when the face alate is in the closed position, and a push rod extending through said bearing provided with an enlarged end portion mounted within said guide channel to travel therethrough as the push rod is moved endwise, said push rod being flexible to permit distortion thereof between said bearing and said guide chan nel.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification.

CARL B. PARSONS. 

